''Mummy's Dummies'' is a 1948

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directed by

Edward Bernds Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905May 20, 2000) was an American screenwriter and director, born in Chicago, Illinois. Career While in his junior year in Lake View High School, he and several friends formed a small radio clique and obtained amateur li ...

starring American

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comedy team

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(

Moe Howard Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...

Larry Fine Louis Feinberg (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975), known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges. Early life Fine was born to a Russian Je ...

and

Shemp Howard Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Litvak accent. He is best known as the ...

). It is the 111th entry in the series released by

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starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are used chariot salesmen in Ancient Egypt. They make the mistake of swindling Rhadames, the captain of the royal guards (

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) by selling him a used chariot that falls apart and he has them promptly arrested. The Stooges are forced to appear in the palace before Pharaoh Rootentootin (

Vernon Dent Vernon Bruce Dent (February 16, 1895 – November 5, 1963) was an American comic actor, who appeared in over 400 films. He co-starred in many short films for Columbia Pictures, frequently as the foil and the main antagonist and ally to The Thr ...

), who is suffering from a painful toothache just before he sentences the Stooges to be fed to the crocodile-infested river. Seeing an opportunity to redeem themselves, Moe informs the Pharaoh that Shemp is an expert dentist known as Painless Papyrus. Shemp goes about trying to extract the troublesome tooth, resulting in the nearsighted Stooge squashing the Pharaoh’s nose with a pair of pliers. The tooth, however, is removed and the Pharaoh rewards the Stooges by making them royal chamberlains. As they assume their new roles, the trio uncover a plot where the Pharaoh’s tax collector Tutamon (

Philip Van Zandt Philip Van Zandt (October 4, 1904 – February 15, 1958), sometimes billed as Phil Van Zandt, was a Dutch-American actor of stage, film, and television. He made nearly 250 film and television appearances between 1939 and 1958. Life and career ...

) is stealing the tax money. Once again, the Pharaoh is indebted to the Stooges and offers his daughter Fatima's (

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) hand in marriage.

Cast

Credited

as Moe *

as Larry *

as Shemp *

as Pharaoh Rootentooten *

as Rhadames *

Phil Van Zandt Philip Van Zandt (October 4, 1904 – February 15, 1958), sometimes billed as Phil Van Zandt, was a Dutch-American actor of stage, film, and television. He made nearly 250 film and television appearances between 1939 and 1958. Life and career ...

as Tutamon *

as Princess Fatima

Uncredited

* Wanda Perry as Fatima *

Suzanne Ridgeway Suzanne Ridgeway (born Suzanne Parsons; January 27, 1918May 6, 1996) was an American film actress who appeared in approximately 115 films between 1933 and 1959. She was most often credited as Suzanne Ridgway. Other billings included Suzy Marquett ...

as slave girl *

Jean Spangler Jean Elizabeth Spangler (September 2, 1923 – disappeared October 7, 1949) was an American actress who appeared in bit parts in several Hollywood films in the late 1940s. She garnered public attention for her mysterious disappearance in late ...

as slave girl * Virginia Ellsworth as slave girl *

Cy Malis Cyrus Sol Malis (February 26, 1907 – January 12, 1971) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They ...

as palace guard/Shemp's stand-in

Production notes

''Mummy's Dummies'' was filmed on August 19–22, 1947.''Mummy's Dummies'' at threestooges.net
/ref> The film takes place during the reign of Pharaoh Rootentootin, played by the rather tall and rotund Vernon Dent, but in the film ''

We Want Our Mummy ''We Want Our Mummy'' is a 1939 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 37th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the c ...

'', Rootintootin is said to be a midget. Every Three Stooges short produced in the 1940s featuring

as the third Stooge was remade in the 1950s except for ''Mummy's Dummies''.

References

External links

* 1948 films 1948 comedy films The Three Stooges films American black-and-white films Films set in ancient Egypt Films directed by Edward Bernds Columbia Pictures short films American comedy films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub